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Singhvi emphasised that the donation preceded IRF’s Singhvi emphasised that the donation preceded IRF’sembroilment in allegations of terror and forced conversions,adding Naik’s NGO was not on the watchlist at the time. "It (donation) was discovered by chance when the recentevents happened… and some months ago, a remittance wasmade," Singhvi was quoted as saying. Organisations like IRF registered under the ForeignContribution Regulation Act are allowed to transfer money theyreceive from abroad to other FCRA approved bodies. Both RGFand RGCT have FCRA licence. Naik has come under the scanner of the security agenciesafter Bangladeshi newspaper ‘Daily Star’ had reported that oneof the attackers of the July 1 terror strike in Dhaka, RohanImtiaz, ran a propaganda on Facebook last year quoting Naik. Naik, in a lecture aired on Peace TV, an internationalIslamic channel, had reportedly "urged all Muslims to beterrorists". The popular but controversial Islamic orator and founderof Mumbai-based IRF is banned in the UK and Canada for hishate speeches aimed against other religions. He is among 16banned Islamic scholars in Malaysia. He is popular in Bangladesh through his Peace TV, whichhas been banned after the Dhaka attack. PTI ACB SKLRT